I'll be teaching a two day workshop at The British Library this December called All That Glitters: Decorative Capital Letters Masterclass, aligned with their new exhibition, Fantasy: Realms of Imagination.
I'm showcasing a few of my own decorative capital letters here, they're inspired by some of my favourite fantasy books and themes and created using a mixture of gilding, watercolour, gouache and pen and ink techniques - all of which I'll demonstrate at the workshop.
Lettering Artist London UK Ruth Rowland © Photo of gilded snowflake on desktop using colourful variegated metal leaf with pen, brushes and metallic watercolours

Gilded Variegated Leaf Snowflake O: Decorative Letter Workshop

Lettering Artist UK London Ruth Rowland - Gilded Stag Beetle decorativewatercolour capital letter D with gold leaf on stage beetle illustration. Photo of worksheet on desktop with paint and brush

Gilded Stag Beetle D: Decorative Capital Letter Workshop

Lettering Artist UK London Ruth Rowland - Gilded Capital R with watercolour ferns - photo of worksheet with brush and gold leaf

Gilded Lunar R: Decorative Capital Letter Workshop

Lettering Artist UK London Ruth Rowland - Capital Letter A with silver gilded star and watercolour circle - photo of worksheet with pen, brush, paint and gold leaf

Gilded Stellar A: Decorative Capital Letter Workshop

Lettering Artist UK London Ruth Rowland - Gilded moth in Capital Letter C - photo of worksheet with paint brush and metallic paint swatches

Gilded Moth C: Decorative Capital Letter Workshop

Lettering Artist UK London Ruth Rowland - Capital Letter I decorative initial inspired by novel Practical Magic with lilacs and beetle illustration. Photo of worksheet with gold and silver paint, gold leaf and brush

Gilded Practical Magic I: Decorative Capital Letter Workshop

Vasilisa's Skull Lantern V: Decorative Letter Workshop

I'll continue to add more of my gilded letters here as I create them, if you'd like to see me working on the Vasilisa's Skull-Lantern, you can find the videos in the dedicated post.
For more information about the workshop, see the post in my Journal folder or follow the link above for booking details.

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